2009年8月27日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Cambridge's tranquil River Cam turns turbulent (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Tourists enjoy a boat ride on the river Cam, in Cambridge, England, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2009. On the surface, it's the very picture of a civilized afternoon. But as tourists lounge on more than 200 traditional narrow-beam wooden skiffs, sip champagne and take snaps of Cambridge University's colleges and its picturesque bridges, the young boatmen ferrying them up and down the the river Cam are scanning the shore and looking out for trouble. Cambridge hosts about 4.6 million tourists annually, many of whom flock to the river to go 'punting' , but things have been getting nasty on the River Cam, the otherwise placid waterway which wends its way through Cambridge and offers spectacular views of its stately bridges and gothic colleges. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - On the surface, it is the stuff of English postcards — champagne-swilling tourists gliding down the River Cam and listening to the lore of Cambridge University.

Record baby boom swells population (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 11:02 AM PDT

A nurse takes care of a newborn in a maternity ward of a hospital. Britain's population has grown to over 61 million fuelled by the biggest baby boom in three decades, despite a slump in immigrant numbers due to the global recession, data showed Thursday.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)AFP - The population has grown to over 61 million fuelled by the biggest baby boom in three decades, despite a slump in immigrant numbers due to the global recession, data showed Thursday.

17-year-old British youth sails around the world (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 10:22 AM PDT

Mike Perham, 17, holds flares as he celebrates arriving at the finish, off the Lizard in Cornwall, England to became the youngest person to sail solo around the world without assistance Thursday Aug. 27, 2009. Perham grabbed the solo record after completing the 28,000-mile (45,000-kilometer) trip, crossing the finish line in Cornwall, in southern England. To mark Thursday's achievement, the Guinness Book of World Records created a new category for Perham — youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo, supported. His father, Peter, sailed in a boat behind him, but did not offer assistance — which Guinness defines as being accompanied on the boat by another human being, said Amarilis Espinoza, a spokeswoman for the record book. P Photo/Barry Batchelor/PA Wire)AP - Freeze-dried food. Autopilot failures. Brutal storms. Accidental dunkings.

National Express receives takeover approach (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:58 AM PDT

AP - National Express Group PLC, the train and bus operator that is handing back its loss-making London-Edinburgh rail franchises to the government, received Thursday a 688.5 million pound ($1.12 billion) takeover approach from its largest shareholder and CVC Capital Partners Ltd.

Diageo full year net profit up 7 pct (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:57 AM PDT

AP - Diageo PLC, the world's biggest spirits maker, posted a 7 percent rise in full-year net profit on Thursday, benefiting from favorable currency exchange rates and cost-cutting amid weaker demand for many of its key products.

ACLU supports UK computer hacker fighting US trial (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:46 AM PDT

Human rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Embassy in London protesting against the extradition of British computer hacker, Gary McKinnon to the U.S., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Gary McKinnon, has been charged with hacking into U.S. Pentagon and NASA computer systems from his home computer in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - The American Civil Liberties Union has written a letter in support of an autistic British man fighting to avoid extradition to the United States to face trial for hacking into military computers.

The Great Escape: records unearth POW tales (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 06:30 AM PDT

British soldiers in France light a cigarette to keep warm on the front line during the winter of 1930-1940. Daredevil tales of prisoners-of-war escaping from Colditz and other German camps have been revealed as records of over 100,000 soldiers caught by the Nazis were put online.(AFP/STF/File/Stf)AFP - Daredevil tales of prisoners-of-war escaping from Colditz and other German camps were revealed Thursday, as records of over 100,000 soldiers caught by the Nazis were put online.

Students celebrate record GCSE results (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:40 AM PDT

Record top grades brought cheer to students as GCSE results were revealed across England and Wales.(AFP/File/MUSA AL-SHAER)AFP - Record top grades brought cheer to students as GCSE results were revealed across England and Wales on Thursday.

British watchdog eyes tax on banks to curb bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:37 AM PDT

File picture shows a city worker walking past a newspaper headline billboard in central London. Britain's financial watchdog on Thursday waded into an international row over bank bonuses ahead of a G20 summit, saying it would support moves to impose extra taxes in an attempt to curb excessive pay.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain's financial watchdog on Thursday waded into an international row over bank bonuses ahead of a G20 summit, saying it would support moves to impose extra taxes in an attempt to curb excessive pay.

Teenager sets round-the-world sailing record (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:28 AM PDT

A handout picture obtained from PPL Media shows 17-year-old Mike Perham, who has become the youngest person to sail solo around the world with assistance after entering British waters after 156 days at sea.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A 17-year-old boy on Thursday became the youngest person to sail solo around the world with assistance, as he entered British waters after 156 days at sea.

Drinks group Diageo posts modest profits increase (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:20 AM PDT

A barmaid pours a pint of Guinness, a brand owned by drinks giant Diageo, in London. Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, on Thursday posted a modest increase in annual net profits, as cost-cutting helped shrug off the impact of the global downturn.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, on Thursday posted a modest increase in annual net profits, as cost-cutting helped shrug off the impact of the global downturn.

Katona bailed after assault claims (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 03:59 AM PDT

Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona (pictured in 2008) has been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona was bailed on Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man.

House prices jump in August: survey (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 01:37 AM PDT

An estate agents window display in Epping, 2008. Home-loans provider Nationwide said that house prices jumped 1.6 percent in August from July, the biggest increase since December 2006 as fewer properties came on the market.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - House prices jumped 1.6 percent in August from July, the biggest increase since December 2006 as fewer properties came on the market, home-loans provider Nationwide said on Thursday.

Troops off Afghan frontline within five years: envoy (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 12:17 AM PDT

British troops in Afghanistan on August 19, 2009. London's ambassador to Kabul said Wednesday he expects Britain's presence in Afghanistan will last at least AFP - London's ambassador to Kabul said he expects Britain's presence in Afghanistan will last at least "a generation", but hopes that its troops will no longer be fighting there within five years.

British traders charged over Iraqi oil-for-food affair (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 12:17 AM PDT

An engineer works at the Barjisiya oil field in Zubair One, southwest of Basra. Two British oil traders have been charged with breaching UN sanctions in the AFP - Two British oil traders have been charged with breaching UN sanctions in the "oil for food" programme imposed against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, reports said on Thursday.

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